Source: Agence France Presse
Security & Justice
Watch: Zahle Christmas Tree Torched by Two Individuals
Civil Defense teams extinguished a fire that broke out in a Christmas tree and Nativity scene along the Zahle highway late last night, after two unidentified individuals set them ablaze.
Monday, December 30, 2024
Israel to UNIFIL in South Lebanon: Your Security Cannot Be Guaranteed
The Israeli army warned the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon that their safety cannot be guaranteed in the border town of al-Taybeh.
Monday, December 30, 2024
Opinion
2024 Year in Review: Can Lebanon Recover from the Depredations of Israel-Hezbollah War?
On the first day of 2024, the Lebanese militia Hezbollah received an Israeli ultimatum. If it did not immediately retreat from the Israeli-Lebanese border and cease its rocket attacks, a full-scale war was imminent. It was the threat that preceded the storm.
Monday, December 23, 2024
Guns in Lebanon Should Be in the Hands of Its Army Only
Despite the dire economic straits in which their country finds itself, for many in Lebanon $25 not an impossible sum to get together. That is the current asking price for one of the black-market AK-47 assault rifles flooding the troubled country after collapse of the Syrian army. The growing availability of these weapons in a country already awash with guns should alarm everyone who wants to see Lebanon turn a corner on instability, invasion and inertia.
Friday, December 20, 2024
Sports
Neymar Set to Welcome Fourth Child
The Brazilian superstar announced on Instagram that his partner is expecting a baby girl.
Friday, December 27, 2024
Man City Might Miss Out on Champions League - Guardiola
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says the club is in danger of missing out on a place in next season's Champions League.
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Saturday 3 August 2024 11:37:44
Sweden Shuts Lebanon Embassy amid Fears of Escalation
Sweden said Saturday it was shutting its embassy in Beirut amid fears the war in Gaza could escalate into a region-wide conflict, after urging thousands of its citizens to leave Lebanon.
The killing of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders this week, blamed on Israel, has heightened regional tensions amid the Gaza war.
"The foreign ministry has instructed its staff to leave Beirut and travel to Cyprus, and the foreign ministry is planning a temporary relocation of its embassy," Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom told Swedish Radio.
The decision had been taken "initially for August but may be extended depending on the security situation."
"The ministry is monitoring developments closely," he said.
According to the foreign ministry, as many as 10,000 Swedish nationals may have travelled to Lebanon this summer, defying a travel warning in place for the country since October 2023.
"I urge Swedes in Lebanon to leave the country by whichever means possible, while they still can," he said.
